Nov. 16, 1895.J 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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The first rabbit started was lost, but the second ran well 

 and made another exciting race. It was hustle and go 

 every moment from start to finish, and when bunny was 

 at last forced to take refuge in his burrow every one was 

 glad of a moment's breathing spell. Down 40 minutes. 

 Spot ft,., handled by George F, Reed, won. 



Second Series. 



Spot R.— Lady Novice— This was a race well worth 

 seeing. The rabbit was pressed hard all the time. Both 

 beagles caught the turns beautifully and showed fire and 

 spirit in all tbey did. Lady, however, was a little faster 

 than Spot, and cast wider at a loss. She was also in bet- 

 ter condition. Spot was handicapped by a litter of pupa 

 but three weeks old ; nevertheless she did splendid work 

 and pressed Lady hard for the prize. It was a race in 

 which a trifle makes all the difference between a win and 

 a loss, and this slight advantage was in favor of Lady. 

 Down 15 minutes. 



The judges awarded first to Lady Novice and reserve to 

 Spot R. 



Oxford, Mass., Nov. 7.— Champion Stake, open to all 

 beagles, 13in. and under, that have won a first prize in an 

 open class at any field trial. Fee to run, $10. First prize, 

 80 per cent, of entry fees and title of field trial champion. 



Olaf of Denmark — Henry Hanson's b., w. and t. dog 

 (Bannerman— Parthenia), 



with 



Lady Novice — A. D. Fiske's _b., w. and t. bitch (Ram- 

 bler—Lady Vic). 



Spot R.— George F. Reed's b., w. and t. bitch (Ken- 

 neally's Lee — Skip), a bye. 



In the 15in. Champion Stake there was but one entry, 

 owing to the non-arrival of Buckshot. Spark R. was 

 awarded first, as given in the summary. 



SUMMARY. 



Oxford, Mass., Nov. 7. — Champion Stake, open to 

 all beagles, 15 to 13in., that have won a first prize in any 

 open class at a field trial. Fee to run, $10. First prize, 80 

 per cent, of entry fees and title of field trial champion. 



Lady Novice, Baronet and Spark R. were now cast off 

 together to determine which should win the special prizes 

 given for the best beagle in the trials. They had a dash- 

 ing run of 15 minutes in an open pasture. The rabbit was 

 pressed hard all the time. Each beagle did splendid work 

 and neither had a great advantage. Baronet pleased the 

 judges the best and he received the award. This was by 

 all odds the finest race of the trials and made a splendid 

 wind-up to an enjoyable week. 



To determine the winner of the special given for the 

 best bench placed at the trials, all the winners were 

 judged for show points by Judge Parry. Owing to a mis- 

 take A. D. Fiske's Phantom was absent and did not com- 

 pete. Nell R. won. 



Best trailer, Baronet. 



Best starter, Baby Deane. 



Best voice, Trill. 



Best Derby entry bred by owner, Phantom. 

 Most stylish worker, Lewis. 



Greatest sustained speed, Lady Novice. J. A. F. 



THE INTERNATIONAL TRIALS. 



The annual trials of the International Field Trials Club 

 were held at Mitchell's Bay, 16 miles from Chatham, Ont., 

 commencing on Tuesday morning, Nov. 5, and ending 

 on Thursday afternoon. On the evening before the trials 

 the club met in Chatham and elected the following officers 

 for the ensuing season: President, L, H. Smith, Strathroy, 

 Ont.; First Vice-President, Wm. Brailsford, England; 

 Second Vice-President, Ed. Armstrong, Detroit, Mich.; 

 Secretary-Treasurer, W. B. Weils, Chatham, Ont. Ex. 

 Com. — Messrs. Guttridge, Nicholl, Atkinson, Kime, Bang- 

 ham, Totten, Smith, Davey, Tristem and Briggs. Au- 

 ditors, — Messrs. Atkinson and Nicholl. 



The matter of holding the trials later in the season was 

 discussed and left to the executive committee for action. 

 After the experiences of the week there is not the slightest 

 doubt that the trials will be held at least two weeks later 

 in ensuing years. A couple of weeks of fine weather can 

 generally be counted on from the beginning of November 

 and in a dry fall it makes the scent unsettled. Besides 

 the climatic conditions, a club in the South has taken the 

 International club's week and the trials always clash. A 

 change of date will avoid this. 



The finances of the club were shown by the treasurer's 

 report to be in a flourishing condition. 



Early Tuesday morning the party, composed of some 

 twenty people, left for the Bay, where they joined the 

 dogs and their handler, who were already on the ground. 

 A start was made at 9:20 Tuesday morning, when the first 

 brace was put down. 



The trials were very unsatisfactory. In fact it is doubt- 

 ful if more unsatisfactory trials were ever held by any 

 club. It was all owing to the lack of birds and the greater 

 lack of scent. There were certainly some birds in the 

 county, but their presence seemed to be discovered by the 

 dogs more by accident than by keen noses. When a 

 pointer like Ightfield Deemster pounces in upon a bevy 

 of quail, flushing them on all sides without ever being 

 aware of their presence, there is something the matter 

 with the scent. The ground was dry enough to burn, the 

 grass passed a bright yellow and the brush heaps as dry 

 as tinder. An immense amount of territory was discovered 

 during the week, but the conditions were ever the same. 

 Such a dry season was never before known in this locality, 

 and to this condition is due the fact that the field trials 

 were not field trials, but simply a contest of form and 

 style. 



The winner of the Derby was on birds only once, and 

 the second prize dog did not have a point during the con- 

 test. 



The weather throughout was hot and dry. For the 

 first two days the sun's rays were fierce, and on Thurs- 

 day it was cloudy and oppressive. It was very hard on 

 the dogs, who had to do so much work for nothing. 

 Every well in the county was dry, and the water bottles 

 did not always hold enough to last the dogs till the end 

 of the heat. Thirst therefore did its share in making the 

 trials unsatisfactory. 



The dogs were some of the best that ever put nose to 

 earth. Mr. Brailsford, who inaugurated field trials and 

 whose father gave the first bench show the world ever 

 saw, in speaking to your correspondent said, "Rarely, if 

 ever before, did such a splendid list of dogs contest in 

 trials. Had there been other conditions the trials would 



undoubtedly have been of the highest order and among 

 the best." 



The judges— Thos. Guttridge, Chatham, Ont.; L. II . 

 Smith, Strathroy, Out., and Wm. Tristem, Detroit, 

 Mich.— had their work cut out for them, but they did it to 

 the best of their ability on the little work they had a 

 chance of seeing. Their decisions in the Derby were uni- 

 versally commended, that sterling old sportsman, Wm. 

 Brailsford, complimenting them on their judgment. 



Mary Gold, the liver and white pointer bitch, the prop- 

 erty of the Leamington (Ont.) Pointer Kennels, secured 

 first place in the Derby. She is a beautiful little bitch, a 

 hard and conscientious worker, and covers a lot of 

 ground. Gold's only point was the prettiest of the week. 

 She was showing great speed in a rough chopping on the 

 evening of the first day, when she wheeled like lightning 

 and came to a steady point at a treetop. She held it 

 beautifully. It was evidently that point, combined with 

 her splendid ranging abilities and beautiful style, that 

 landed her the honor. 



Brighton Dick has a great appetite for work. His 

 style is not perfect, but he ranges with rare ability, cut- 

 ting out his ground at a great rate. He outpaced several 

 of his brace mates in this event. He has a nasty habit of 

 giving tongue, especially in his first heat of the day. 



Dash Antonio covered himself with glory in the All- 

 Age Stake by winning the first prize. He has perfect 

 style and ranging abilities. He was handicapped by a 

 sore tail. 



Brighton Dick, second in the All-Age Stake, had some 

 bird work in it. He strengthened the favorable impres- 

 sion he created in the Derby by a couple of beautiful 

 points. His backing was also splendid. 



Ightfield Deemster decided third prize in the All- Age 

 Stake with the pointer bitch Faustina. This decision 

 was the only one of the judges' that was at all questioned, 

 and that but slightly. Deemster did three times as much 

 work in the stake as any other dog, and did it remarkably 

 well. 



The first brace put down on Tuesday morning was 

 Merry Boy, of the Leamington Kennels, and Selkirk 

 Tessa, W. B. Wells's setter bitch. Both showed good 

 style and ranged well. Nothing found. 



At 10:35 Winnie H., Thos. .Hallam's setter bitch, and 

 Count Vassar, Jos. Spracklin's setter dog, were put down. 

 Neither showed much speed or style or located game. 

 The Count pointed and flushed a partridge. 



Ightfield Mentor and Brighton Maud, the former the 

 property of Mr. A. P. Hey wood- Lonsdale and the latter 

 of T. G. Davey, were next. No game was located. Both 

 dogs showed considerable speed and aptitude for work. 

 Mentor's style seemed a little more attractive than the 

 bitch. Their range was thorough and systematic. 



Bonnie Dan of Coldhill, another of the English string, 

 and Brighton Dick were put down at 1 :05, after lunch. 

 Dick showed good style and speed, outpacing Dan, who, 

 however, did some beautiful ranging. 



Selkirk Belinda (W. B. Wells) and Mary Gold were put 

 down in the stubble. Belinda showed the greater speed 

 at the first of the heat, but her style was not up to that of 

 Mary Gold, who at once took every lady's fancy. Some 

 excellent quail country was crossed, but nothing found 

 during the entire heat. 



Merry Boy and Selkirk Iris (W. B. Wells) went down 

 next. Ivis did some very fine ranging until she flushed a 

 quail and gave chase. Boy dropped to the flush splen- 

 didly. After that their ranging was very good. 



Brighton Maud and Mary Gold gave a pretty heat, but 

 nothing was seen of game. They ranged as before. 



Mentor and Balinda set off through a cornfield, but 

 failed to locate a marked bevy. The dogs were worked 

 in the direction the birds were seen to go, and Mentor 

 soon came to a pretty point on foot scent. No game was 

 found. Balinda made a good point some time afterward, 

 but spoiled her chances by breaking and running. 



At 5 o'clock Iris and Dick went dowu with game near 

 them. They worked energetically until Dick dropped to 

 a flush of a bevy. There were no points in the heat, but 

 the presence of game made both dogs show good style. 



Bonnie Dan and Maud were the last brace put down on 

 Tuesday. Each made a good point and showed great im- 

 provement over their former work. 



Wednesday. 



The second day started with Mary Gold and Brighton 

 Dick in wheat stubble, where birds ought to be, but were 

 not. Dick did his fox-hunting act, and initiated the 

 bitch; but it was a very few minutes before each was 

 working away independently and showing some very fine 

 ranging, the bitch having the advantage in style. They 

 were taken up at 7:55. s_ 



Mentor and Maud then went down and gave some very 

 pretty work, the dog showing to the better advantage. 

 He pointed beautifully through a fence, and the setter 

 backed well. Mentor drew up and got over the fence. 

 The setter did likewise, but lost the scent, cut in ahead of 

 the dog, and flushed a single and dropped immediately. 

 On the whole, it was very satisfactory work, and the dogs 

 were taken up after a ten- minute heat. 



Selkirk Tessa and Brighton Maud then went down. 

 They ranged through a chopping, but passed a bevy of 

 quail. The dogs were worked back toward them, but so 

 wretched was the scent when the birds were on the dry 

 twigs that the bevy was nearly missed again. Maud, 

 however, led in a pretty point, and Tessa soon followed. 

 They both dropped to a flush. The same performance en- 

 sued in the next field. 



Bonnie Dan and Winnie H. gave a very slow heat, the 

 latter being the more rapid. As to style each was good, 

 but they located nothing. 



Mentor and Dick went down in the last heat in the con- 

 test, evidently to determine some prize. They got no 

 game, but did some pretty work. Dick outpaced his brace 

 mate and showed to better advantage. When they were 

 taken up the judges went into consultation and deter- 

 mined the prize winners. In giving the decisions Mr. 

 Smith referred to the hard work of the judges on account 

 of the lack of bird work and said they had done the best 

 hey could. 



The result gave general satisfaction. 



First prize, 40 per cent, of stake $70.00, Mary Gold, liver 

 and white pointer bitch, owned by the Leamington 

 (Ont.) Pointer Kennels. Second prize, 20 per cent, of 

 stake, |35.00, Brighton Dick, black and white setter dog, 

 owned by T. G. Davey, London, Out. Third prize, 15 per 

 cent, of stake, $26.25, Ightfield Mentor, fiver and white 

 pointer dog, owned by Mr. Heywood-Lonsdale, England. 



Fourth prize, 10 per cent, of stake, $17. 50, Brighton Maud, 

 sister to Dick. 



The All-Aire Stake. 



Dash Antonio and Luke, W. B. Wells's black and white 

 setter dog, started off at a lively gait and did some very 

 rapid and systematic ranging, Dash taking the lead. 

 Before they were down long Dash made an excusable 

 flush and dropped. Dash soon held a point well, but no 

 game was found. Luke pointed shortly afterward, and 

 Dash coming up the wind backed well. A single was 

 flushed. 



At 10:50 Cleopatra, a black, white and tan setter bitch, 

 owned by Wells, went down with Beppo's Maid, a liver 

 and white pointer bitch from Leamington. Cleo's style 

 was the better and she outpaced her also. The range of 

 both was good, but did not bring forth any game. 



After lunch Deemster set a merry pace for Faustina, T. 

 G. Davey 's pointer bitch. The scent was decidedly off in 

 a country where birds must have been. Deemster's work 

 was very good and the bitch showed herself to be very 

 hard working and thorough. Deemster came to a point 

 in a chopping, but the bitch crossed without giving any 

 Bign. No game was found then or in the heat. 



Miss Fortune (Davey) and Roma (Brailsford), two setter 

 bitches, went down at 1:05. The latter proved herself to 

 be a decidedly stylish worker, but the speed of each was 

 about the same. They ranged well, but the only thing 

 the heat brought forth was a false point by Roma, which 

 she drew to well. 



Brighton Dick and Ridgeview Tenny (Leamington) 

 went down at 2 o'clock. Dick showed himself to be the 

 better dog. Tenny's range did not take in enough terri- 

 tory, while his mate circled well. The scent was cer- 

 tainly off. Shortly afterward Dick made a flush and 

 dropped to wing, while Tenny came up and pointed; as 

 he did so the birds flushed. At 3:20 the dogs were taken 

 up after a good heat. 



Musa, Mr. A. P. Heywood-Lonsdale's dog, drew the 

 bye and was put in a chopping by herself. She failed to 

 locate any game, but showed good style and speed. 



The second series was commenced by Beppo's Maid and 

 Cleopatra going down together at 3:55, and worked as be- 

 fore. Beppo made a steady point and Cleo backed Maid, 

 but no game was found. 



Deemster and Faustina were then put down together. 

 The former was not long in coming to a splendid point. 

 Faustina came up from another quarter and rapidly swung 

 into a point. The dog was sent on and flushed six birds, 

 dropping immediately. Shortly afterward both dogs got 

 into a bevy of quail in a chopping, but though birds rose 

 on all sides of them, no points were made. The birds 

 were sitting on dry twigs and made no scent. This work 

 was not very satisfactory. Deemster again made a point 

 and the bitch crossed it, but noticed nothing. There was 

 no game. 



This concluded the day's work. 



Thursday. 



An early start was made on Thursday and Deemster and 

 Faustina again went down before 7 o'clock. Their work 

 was as before, when no game was located. 



Miss Fortune and Ightfield Roma then went down. Miss 

 Fortune made a flush and immediately dropped, behaving 

 well. Again she made a poor point in a brush pile. 

 Roma flushed a single shortly after and dropped. The 

 bird rose while she was moving. The rest of the heat was 

 taken up with clearer work on both sides. 



Cleopatra and Beppo's Maid followed, the former out- 

 pointing the latter, while both showed good style and an 

 aptitude for work. There was game in the region and 

 they acted cautiously, but nothing was found. 



Deemster outranged Faustina in the next heat when 

 they were put down together, but each showed that he or 

 she was not afraid of work. There was no game found. 



Luke and Dick went down together at 11:25 in a stubble 

 field. Luke outpaced his mate, who gave tongue and fol- 

 lowed, afterward settling down to steady and independ- 

 ent work. In going down the side of a thicket Luke 

 wheeled and pointed Dick backed. Again no game. 

 Shortly afterward Dick pointed independently and 

 dropped to a flush. Then he pointed again shortly after- 

 ward, and Luke backed well; but again no game. The 

 dogs did well, considering the conditions. 



Deemster and Dash Antonio then went down. Deem- 

 ster pointed, but nothing was found. A few minutes 

 later Deemster made another point, flushed and leaped 

 across a ditch in the direction of his bird. Here he 

 dropped and behaved well. The heat was a very short 

 one. 



Musa and Faustina were the last brace down before 

 lunch. Faustina drew to a flush. As she drew up to a 

 point a little later Musa ran in and flushed a single. A 

 few minutes' more ranging produced a steady point from 

 Faustina, who dropped to a flush; Musa gave chase. 



After dinner Faustina and Cleopatra were put down 

 and ranged very well. Both dogs flushed birds a little 

 later, the bevy raising without a point being made. Up 

 at 1:30. 



Dash Antonio and Brighton Dick.— Dash outpaced his 

 rival and showed better style. He pointed a hare, and 

 when he discovered his mistake he looked back at Dick, 

 who was backing him, as much as to say, "Well, youjre 

 fooled too." The heat showed no work on game. 



This was the last of the trials, and the judges gave their 

 decisions. First prize, 40 per cent, of stake, $46, Dash 

 Antonio, blue belton setter dog, owned by William Bang- 

 ham, Windsor, Ont. Second prize, 30 per cent, of stake, 

 $34.50, Brighton Dick. Third prize, 15 per cent, of stake, 

 $7.25, divided between Ightfield Deemster, liver and white 

 pointer dog, owned by Mr. Heywood-Lonsdale? England, 

 and Faustina, liver and white pointer bitch, owned by T. 

 G. Davey, London, Ont. 



There was a larger crowd than usual following the dogs, 

 and all had a pleasant time. 



Mr. W. B, Wells, the painstaking secretary-treasurer of 

 the club, left no stone unturned to insure the enjoyment 

 of the week by all those at the Bay. At the meeting of 

 the club he was unanimously re-elected to the office which 

 he has filled so well for years. His work was fully appre- 

 ciated by all, and his failure to take a prize with any of 

 his excellent canines was a matter of regret. 



Rod Random. 



Chatham, Ont. 



Mr. A. M. Young, of the Manchester Kennel Co., made 

 ua a very pleasant call one day last week. He mentioned 

 that birds were fairly plentiful in his section of Tennessee, 



